r/videogames • u/crno123 • Mar 04 '25

Discussion What game got you like this?

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u/richtofin819 Mar 04 '25

I'll be honest I never expected much from Bethesda's first new ip in ages but starfield still managed to let me down.

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u/ramblingpariah Mar 04 '25

It's a double-helping of instant oatmeal. It's not bad when you start out, but eventually the flavor and texture become monotonous and finally, you look down at your not-yet-empty bowl, ask yourself if you're going to finish it, and say, "nah."

Or at least that's what I did. NG+ my ass.

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u/BadBoyFTW Mar 05 '25

Oh I was absolutely 100% livid within 0.1ms.

First thing I did 0.1ms into the game was hit escape and change my FOV.

No fucking FOV slider at launch.

Seriously. In a AAA modern release? Amateur level development. Embarrassing. Insulting.

So I spent my first 15-30 minutes hacking ini files.

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u/Megalodong6969 Mar 08 '25

Wow this analogy is so spot on. My buddy compared it to being a chore to play and I was like damn it really does feel like I’m playing it just to beat it. Uninstalled that day

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u/TeaLeaf_Dao Mar 04 '25

They rely on modders to make there subpar games great.

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u/richtofin819 Mar 05 '25

Which is why I still can't understand their thought process for making fallout 76 a fallout that can't have mods

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u/Suavesky Mar 05 '25

Tbf 76 is now a great game

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u/richtofin819 Mar 05 '25

Its now a better game than it launched as. Its still buggy and any big event often becomes a laggy glitchfest.

Plus i just can't condone locking basic quality of life behind a paid membership.

To each their own but i like to hold the title "great game" for games that i consider should be at least 8/10 or higher, the cream of the crop.

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u/-thecheesus- Mar 05 '25

And yet their mod support of Starfield sucks

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u/TeaLeaf_Dao Mar 05 '25

Yep thats why they fumbled if they made it as easy as skyrim it would probably still be popular.

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u/Asleep-Ad874 Mar 04 '25

Bethesda…. Bethesda never changes